Hoping the House Republicans save us all from this "deal"

[budkin]

We need to go over the cliff.

[Dawgs]

1. Yep. n/t

[Chan790]

2. On behalf of the 2M individuals and families on extended UI and the 1M more whose benefits expire...

during the first quarter of 2013:

You're no friend of the middle-class or the 99% or the working-class or anybody but your broad perception of your narrow self-interest. I hope this deal goes through because I care about people more than political-wins...and you clearly do not.

Any bad deal can be fixed later...starvation, misery, poverty and homelessness are harder to fix.

[phleshdef]

4. These people don't actually care about the math. Irrelevant symbolism is what guides their support.

Lets take the whole chained CPI discussion for example. While I strongly oppose changing social security over the chained CPI, I have to laugh at others who oppose it but also are fully in support of going over the fiscal cliff and doing nothing to change any of it. While chained CPI is a horrible idea, the amount of money taken out of middle class and poor working class people's pockets will be MUCH, MUCH higher if we go over the cliff.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

10. Thank you!!

[NYC Liberal]

13. Amen.

Some people it seems would rather cheer for their team and score points than actually consider what is at stake for millions of people living in the real world.

[cliffordu]

3. Why do you think it is better to go over the cliff??

[democrattotheend]

5. Why? It seems like a pretty good deal

Unemployment insurance, doc fix, AMT relief, and they kept the top rate and increases on capital gains and dividends, and no SS cuts, at least for now. All we sacrifice is the floor being $450,000 instead of $250,000. Seems worth it compared to cutting people off UI and driving doctors out of Medicare by drastically cutting rates.

[octoberlib]

6. CNBC just announced on Twitter that no deal will be reached tonight

CNBC ?@CNBC
BREAKING: CNBC's @JohnJHarwood: No vote in the House tonight, sources say.

[WI_DEM]

7. The House is useless and Boner has no credibility and is the weakest speaker

in memory.

[Redfairen]

8. Looks like your wish will come true. *

[ProudProgressiveNow]

9. K&R nt

[NYC Liberal]

11. So who cares about the poor and unemployed, right?

Anyone who gleefully proclaims "LET'S GO OVER TEH CLIFF!!1" does not.

[boingboinh]

12. Crossing My Fingers!!